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SUCKERS
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Suckers. "Suckers" were miners who extracted LEAD ore from shallow deposits near the surface during summer months. Sucker holes, shallow pits or shafts, once dotted the land south of present day Dodge Street near Warren Plaza.
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Interview of Barbara K. SMELTZER
